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Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh approves delegation of emergency financial powers to AFMS to fight recent surge in COVID-19 cases
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has sanctioned delegation of emergency financial powers to Armed Forces Medical Services  to fight the recent surge in COVID-19 cases across the country. As per the order issued on April 23, 2021, emergency financial powers have been delegated to Director General Medical Services , head of Medical Branches at Formation/Command Headquarters of Army/Navy/Air Force/Andaman & Nicobar Command and Joint Staff including Command Medical Officers of Navy and Principal Medical Officers of Air Force . The emergency financial powers have been delegated under Sl No 8.1 of Schedule 8 of Medical Schedule of Powers  to Delegation of Financial Powers to Defence Services  2016. The delegated financial powers are as given below:-
· DGsMS  – Rs 500 lakh
· Major General & equivalent – Rs 300 lakh
· Brigadier & equivalent – Rs 200 lakh
Emergency powers to these Lower CFAs have been delegated upto September 30, 2021 with a provision for revision/extension to expedite procurement of medical items/materials/stores and provisioning of various services for treatment/management/tackling of COVID-19 cases.
This is a pro-active measure taken by Ministry of Defence to enable AFMS to provide medical services to the personnel of the Armed Forces as well as aid the civil administration.
President's Secretariat
President’s Dussehra Greetings
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind has sent his greetings to his fellow citizens on the eve of Dussehra.
In a message, the President has said, "On the auspicious occasion of Vijayadashami, I extend my warm greetings and good wishes to all my fellow citizens and wish them success, prosperity and happiness.
This festival is a celebration of the triumph of truth over untruth. It inspires us to live by the timeless values of honesty and truthfulness. The life of Lord Rama is in essence a reflection of these values which remain as relevant today as ever.
May this festival inspire us to work for the nation building and making a society that cares for the needy and the deprived.”
Ministry of Defence
Ex-Servicemen mobilised to fight COVID-19 pandemic
ESM rise to occasion with motto of ‘Service before Self'
As the nation continues to fight the challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic, Department of Ex-Servicemen welfare , Ministry of Defence  has taken the initiative to mobilise services of Ex-Servicemen  community as a part of augmentation of precious human resource to assist the State and District administration, wherever required.
Rajya Sainik Boards, Zila Sainik Boards are playing a dynamic role in identifying and mobilising maximum ESM volunteers to assist the State and District Administration in performing public outreach activities such as contact tracing, community surveillance, management of quarantine facilities or any such tasks assigned to them.
It is heartening to note the ESM across the country have risen to the occasion of ‘Service before Self' at a time when nation has made a clarion call and need them to fight this unique challenge. Ex-Servicemen are disciplined, motivated and well trained to operate in adverse situations and they have pan-India presence in all the districts and villages across the country.
In the state of Punjab, an organisation called ‘Guardians of Governance’, comprising 4,200 ESM, are assisting in data collection from all the villages. Chhattisgarh government has employed some ESM to assist the police. Similarly in Andhra Pradesh all the District Collectors have asked for ESM volunteers. In Uttar Pradesh, all Zila Sainik Kalyan Adhikaris are in touch with District Control Rooms and retired Army Medical Corps personnels have been identified and kept ready. In addition, Sainik Rest Houses are being readied in Uttarakhand to act as isolation/quarantine Centres if need arises. In Goa, a control room has been established and ESM have been asked to remain on standby for any assistance to the local administration.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
India-Israel agree to further enhance cooperation in the agricultural sector
Israeli ambassador to India calls on Union Agriculture Minister
75 villages are being taken up to convert into 'Villages of Excellence' to commemorate the 75th year of India's independence
Israel ambassador proposes the certification of Centers of Excellence to further enhance the standards and quality of services
Israeli Ambassador to India Shri Naor Gilon called on the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar at Krishi Bhawan on 27th January 2022. Welcoming the Ambassador, Shri Tomar congratulated him on taking over as the Ambassador of Israel to India. Shri Tomar expressed happiness on the completion of 30 years of diplomatic relations between India and Israel. The Minister expressed satisfaction at the functioning of 29 Centers of Excellence in 12 States which are producing more than 25 million vegetable plants, over 387 thousand quality fruit plants and can train more than 1.2 lakh farmers per year.
Union Minister Shri Tomar informed that it has been decided to convert 150 villages around the Centers of Excellence into Villages of Excellence with technical assistance from Israel, out of which 75 villages are being taken up in the first year to commemorate the 75th year of India's independence where India and Israel will work together. Shri Tomar also highlighted the various schemes that have been launched by the Government of India under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for the welfare of farmers, including PM-Kisan, Agri-Infrastructure Fund, formation of 10 thousand FPOs, Schemes for promotion of organic farming, natural farming and soil health cards etc.
The Ambassador of Israel Shri Gilon expressed satisfaction over the functioning of the Centers of Excellence, stating that these CoEs are a great example of cooperation between the two countries. The Ambassador appreciated the working of ICAR institutes and showed interest in further collaboration with ICAR and making available the latest technologies available with Israel. He proposed the certification of CoEs to further enhance the standards and quality of services being provided to the farmers. He also invited Union Minister Shri Tomar to visit Israel. Shri Tomar appreciated the Ambassador's proposals, agreed to work on them and thanked the Ambassador and the officers from the Embassy of Israel for their cooperation.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Land Ports Authority of India  Celebrates its 9th Foundation Day
The Land Ports Authority of India  celebrated its 9th Foundation Day today at its Headquarter in New Delhi. Secretary, Border Management in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, Shri Sanjeeva Kumar was the Chief Guest on the occasion. In his welcome address, the Chairman LPAI, Shri Aditya Mishra narrated the journey of the organisation since its formation in 2012. He also highlighted the various new initiatives and projects being undertaken by LPAI currently.
Secretary, Border Management Shri Sanjeeva Kumar complimented LPAI for the excellent work done by the organisation in building infrastructure for facilitation of India’s land borders. He also praised the LPAI for the crucial role taken in facilitating safe and seamless cross-border movement of trade and passengers through land ports during the recent COVID-19 pandemic. He also expressed his expectations that LPAI would successfully complete all new projects approved by the Government of India within the given timelines.
The event also included special addresses through virtual conference by the High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, Shri Vikram Kumar Doraiswami and other senior officers from the Government of India and the Asian Development Bank. The LPAI website, Newsletter and News Journal were also launched during the Foundation Day event. The event concluded with a virtual panel discussion on the subject “Facilitating Regional Trade and Connectivity through Land Route”, which was attended by various eminent scholars and persons from India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. Seniors officers from the Government of India also attended the event.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Transfer of land of M/s. Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers  to Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority 
Transfer of land of M/s. RCF to Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai ; and
Selling of Transferable Development Right  Certificate received/receivable against the transfer of land to MMRDA/MCGM
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval for
- transfer of land of M/s Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.  to Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority ;
- proposal for approval for transfer of land of M/s Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.  to Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai  and
- for selling of TransferableDevelopment Right  Certificate received/receivable against the transfer of land to MMRDA/MCGM.
Background:
RCF is a leading fertilizer and chemical manufacturing company in India in the Public Sector. It was established on 6th March, 1978 on the reorganization of erstwhile Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd. Presently, the authorized share capital of RCF is Rs.800 Crore and paid up capital of Rs. 551.69 Crore. Company has been accorded coveted "Miniratna" status in 1997. MMRDA acquired 48,849.74 sq.mtrs.  of land of RCF and completed the construction of Eastern Free Way - AnikPanjrapol Link Road  and open for public use in the year 2014. RCF received TDR certificate of 16530 sq. mtrs. on 1.11.2017 issued by MMRDA against 8265 sq. mlrs. ofunencitmbered/free land as an interim relief. The claim of RCF for TDR/compensation against encumbered land admeasuring 40584.74 sq. mtrs.is being decided by the Arbitrator.
RCF was demanding from MCGM to delete the internal roads of RCF colony from their Development Plan of Mumbai for a long time. Subsequently, RCF agreed to hand over about 16000 sq. meters of land  for construction of 18.3 meter DP road in lieu of TDR as compensation subject to mutually agreed terms & conditions.
MCGM in the development plan has shown reservation of 331.96 sq. meters of RCF land in front of the proposed township of RCF for public road widening. As per development control rules 1991 of MCGM, in case of reservation on the land it is mandatory to surrender the land, as road set back area to MCGM.
President's Secretariat
President of India Presents Padma Awards for The Year 2022 at Civil Investiture-II
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, presented two Padma Vibhushan, nine Padma Bhushan and fifty-four Padma Shri Awards for the year 2022 at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-II held at Rashtrapati Bhavan today  in the presence of Vice President of India, Prime Minister and Union Minister for Home Affairs and other dignitaries.
List of Awardees and photographs of the ceremony are attached.
List of recipients
UPSC
FINAL RESULT OF COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION , 2022
The following are the lists, in order of merit of 164  candidates who have qualified on the basis of the results of the Combined Defence Services Examination , 2022 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission in April, 2022 and SSB interviews held by the Services Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence for admission to the 154th  Course of Indian Military Academy, Dehradun; Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala and Air Force Academy, Hyderabad  Training Course i.e. No. 213 F Course.
2. There are some common candidates in the three lists for various courses.
3. The number of vacancies, as intimated by the Government is 100 for Indian Military Academy [including 13 vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ Certificates  holders], 22 for Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala Executive Branch /Hydro[including 03 vacancies for NCC ‘C’ Certificate  holders] and 32 for Air Force Academy, Hyderabad [03 vacancies are reserved for NCC ’C’ Certificate  holders through NCC Spl. Entry].
4. The Commission had recommended 2612, 933 and 616 as qualified in the written test for admission to the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy, respectively. The number of candidates finally qualified is those after SSB test conducted by Army Head Quarters.
5. The results of medical examination have not been taken into account in preparing these lists.
6. Verification of date of birth and educational qualifications of these candidates is still under process by the Army Headquarters. The candidature of all these candidates is, therefore, Provisional on this score. Candidates are requested to forward their certificates, in original, in support of Date of Birth/Educational qualification etc. claimed by them, along with Photostat attested copies thereof to Army Headquarters /Naval Headquarters /Air Headquarters, as per their first choice.
7. In case, there is any change of address, the candidates are advised to promptly intimate directly to the Army Headquarters /Naval Headquarters /Air Headquarters.
8. These results will also be available on the UPSC website at http://www.upsc.gov.in. However, marks of the candidates will be available on the website after declaration of final result of Officers’ Training Academy  for Combined Defence Services Examination , 2022.
9. For any further information, the candidates may contact Facilitation Counter near Gate ‘C’ of the Commission’s Office, either in person or on telephone Nos.011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 between 10:00 hours and 17:00 hours on any working day.
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Cabinet condoles the death of Union Minister of State  for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Anil Madhav Dave
Cabinet condoles the death of Union Minister of State  for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Anil Madhav Dave
The Union Cabinet has expressed profound sorrow at the sad demise of Shri Anil Madhav Dave, Union Minister of State  for Environment, Forest and Climate Change at New Delhi, today. In a Resolution passed at a special Cabinet Meeting, the Cabinet noted that in his passing away, the country has lost a veteran and distinguished leader who held many eminent positions as a Member of Parliament and as Minister of State  Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The Cabinet met under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and extended its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family on behalf of the Government and the entire nation.
The following is the text of the Resolution:
“Shri Anil Madhav Dave was born on 6th July 1956 at Barnagar, Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh. He got his M.Com degree from Gujrati College, Indore, specializing in Rural Development and Management.
Shri Dave was a river conservationist, environmentalist and social worker. He was a prolific writer, authoring several books in Hindi and English. He was the founder of Jan Abhiyan Parishad and also edited the monthly magazine “Charaiveti” and JAP, Jan Abhiyan Parishad Journal. He was also a trained pilot, who flew a Cessna 173 aircraft over river Narmada from the source to mouth, and also completed a 1312 km raft journey along the entire length of the river. He also organized the staging of a play on Chhatrapati Shivaji, “Janata Raja” which has been staged 1000 times, including a performance at Wembley, London.
He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2009 and has been on various Committees of Parliament including the Committee on Water Resources and the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. He was also a Member of the Parliamentary Forum on Global Warming and Climate Change. He was re-elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2016 and became the Minister of State  of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Shri Anil Madhav Dave was a true social worker widely known for his empathy for the poor and under-privileged. As an environmentalist, he worked tirelessly for conservation of Narmada river. He was a true nationalist and handled his public responsibilities with politeness and grace. In his passing away, the nation has lost an eminent leader from Madhya Pradesh”.
Ministry of Railways
Parcel Trains providing big boost to transportation of essential commodities amidst Covid 19 lockdown
So far, Indian Railways has loaded 30 Special Parcel Trains to various destinations all over the country
During the lockdown in the wake of COVID19, Indian Railways is offering its unhindered services of Parcel Trains for nationwide transportation of essential commodities and other goods required to meet the needs of citizens of the nation.
So far, Indian Railways has loaded 30 Special Parcel Trains to various destinations all over the country.
Encouraged by the good response, Zonal Railways have now started running Time tabled Parcel Trains from 31st March, 2020. The Time Tabled Train routes are as under:
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Destination
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1
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Bandra Terminus
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Ludhiana
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Thrice a week 
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2
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Delhi
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Howrah
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Twice a week
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3
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Yeswanthpur
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Howrah
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Twice a week ,
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4
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Secunderabad
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Howrah
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weekly
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5
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Sankrail 
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Guwahati
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weekly
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6
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Chennai
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Delhi
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weekly
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7
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Kankariya 
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Sankrail
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weekly
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8
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Kalyan
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Sankrail 
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Weekly 
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9
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Kalyan
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Changsari
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Weekly 
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10
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Karambeli
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Changsari
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weekly
In order to ensure speedy delivery and availability of vital goods and commodities across the nation in the times of Lockdown to fight COVID- 19 , Indian Railway is identifying routes for other areas as well.
Indian Railways has also been running other trains as per demand of customers during this period - which include: ‘Milk Specials’ from Palanpur  to Palwal , Milk products from Kankariya  to Kanpur  and Sankrail  among others.
Local industries, e-commerce companies, any interested groups, organizations, individuals and prospective loaders can contact Railway officials for availing of services of Parcel Trains.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan calls upon the OMC officials to speed up the delivery of free cylinders to PMUY beneficiaries
Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan has called upon all the stakeholders in the LPG cylinder supply chain to work diligently and in a systematic manner to speedily increase the delivery of free Refills to PMUY beneficiaries. Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib kalyan package, over 8 crore PMUY beneficiaries are eligible to get 3 free cylinders over the next 3 months.
In a Video Conference with District Nodal Officers of Oil Marketing Companies  across the country today, Shri Pradhan said that during such an unprecedented crisis due to Covid-19 and lockdown, the Government has provided a package for the poor, and free gas cylinders for them is an important component of it. He said that in the initial three weeks of April, about 40% beneficiaries have got their cylinder, which shows that the speed of cylinder booking and distribution has to show massive jump, to achieve the target. He called upon the DNOs to adopt the best practices, work according to a target plan, and enhance their efforts. The Minister said that there should not be any compromise on providing the door delivery, and cautioned that there should not be any complaint of extra charges. He said that PMUY beneficiaries are the top priority, but supply to other regular customers should not be affected either. He also called upon the DNOs to take all health precautions, follow the instructions of MHA for the lockdown, and make people aware about the AarogyaSetu App.
DNOs, in their interaction, said that they have resorted to many innovative ideas, to reach people, help the customers draw money from their accounts, and book the cylinders. They are using various means to make people aware about the scheme and the procedure for the same. Some of them are also resorting to flexible timings and taking the help of Kirana stores, district administration in their endeavor. Many of them informed that they have collectively contributed towards the PM CARES Fund, and are also propagating the AarogyaSetu App.
Minister Pradhan expressed his grief at the unfortunate death of a LPG delivery boy in an incident of attack by robbers in Supaul, Bihar. One minute silence was observed before the start of the meeting to pray for the departed soul.He also instructed concerned officers to ensure his family is taken care and gets all relief due to them.
Ministry of Communications
TCIL achieves standalone revenue and profit after tax of Rs.17492.90 Mn and Rs.527.70 Mn respectively, in 2020-21
Pays dividend of Rs. 211.10 Mn to Telecom Department
Shri Sanjeev Kumar, Chairman & Managing Director, Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd.  presented a dividend cheque of Rs. 211.10 Million to Shri K. Rajaraman, Chairman DCC &Secretary, Department of Telecommunications.
Since its inception, TCIL has been a profit making Company continuously. TCIL has paid dividend of Rs. 2678.60 Million to Govt. till 2020-21 on Government’s initial investment in equity of Rs. 3 Million. Rs.160 Million was further infused during 2015-16. The group and standalone networth of the company are Rs. 9595.1 Million and Rs.6111 Million respectively as on 31st March, 2021.
In 2020-21, TCIL achieved standalone revenue and profit after tax of Rs.17492.90 Million and Rs.527.70 Million respectively.
TCIL established in August, 1978, is a Mini Ratna Category – I Status Company under the Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications. Government of India holds 100% of its share capital. TCIL is a prime engineering and consultancy company. TCIL undertakes projects in all field of Telecommunications, IT and Civil construction in India and abroad. TCIL has executed projects in over 70 countries across globe.
Overseas operations of the Company are in Kuwait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Mauritius, Nepal etc. in addition to Pan Africa e-Vidya Bharti &Arogya Bharti Network project operating in more than 15 African countries and more African Countries are likely to join.
The Company is also executing high value Govt. of India prestigious projects of Rural ICT for Department of Posts, Defence, Navy OFC Projects, APSFL, Telengana Fiber, BBNL VSAT and Eklavya School.
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